New and rare operas (2007/08)

First Annual Operabase Listing of
New and rare opera

Introduction. There are over 25,000 opera performances each year. Many of them are what Francesca Zambello has called the ABCs — the Aidas, Bohèmes and Carmens — the popular staples.
The annotated new and rare opera list is aimed at connecting people with more unusual fare. Some of the operas in this listing are well-known (but infrequently performed), others are more obscure. All of them have had fewer than 30 performance runs in the last three years (compared with more than 300 runs for each of the most frequently performed operas).
Sixty new works are receiving their world premieres, but the season also includes the first public stagings of works composed in 1820 (Felix Mendelssohn), in 1908-9 (Karol Szymanowski), and in 1939-43 (Walter Braunfels), and performances of the first western-style operas from Australia (Isaac Nathan, 1847), from Japan (Yamada Kosaku, 1940), and from western Africa (Zé Manel, 2007).
In all, there are 430 very varied works from some 260 composers ... Women are transformed into trees (John Adams) and men into sofas (Elizabeth Maconchy) ... London flower sellers arrive in highest society (Ruggero Leoncavallo) and the dead walk (Heinrich Marschner and Cristobal Halffter).
Enjoy!
Mike Gibb
Muriel Denzler

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Adamo, Mark (*1962)
Little Women 4-10 May; Wilmington, OperaDelaware 9-11 May; Orlando Opera

Adams, John (*1947)
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Doctor Atomic Opera in 2 acts (San Francisco, 2005); Doctor Atomic looks at the key characters in the final hours leading up to the first atomic bomb test; Libretto: Peter Sellars, after original sources 14 Dec-19 Jan; Lyric Opera of Chicago
A Flowering Tree Opera in 2 acts (Wien, 2006); A tale of magical transformations, treachery and true love triumphant; Libretto: John Adams and Peter Sellars, after ancient Indian folktale 9 Feb-11 Apr; Theater der Stadt Heidelberg 14-25 May; Chicago Opera Theater 24 May; Amsterdam, Het Concertgebouw
Nixon in China Opera in 3 acts (Houston, 1987); Libretto: Alice Goodman 25 Jan-2 Feb; Verona, Teatro Filarmonico Italian premiere 7-15 Jun; Denver, Opera Colorado

Adès, Thomas (*1971)
Powder her face Chamber opera in 2 acts and 8 scenes (Cheltenham, 1995); Text: Philip Hensher, after the life of the Duchess of Argyle 27 Oct; St Petersburg, Mariinski Theatre Concert Hall Russian premiere 9+ May; Theater Bremen 9-21 Jun; London, Linbury Studio Theatre

Albarn, Damon (*1968)
Monkey Journey to the West Opera in 9 scenes. Lyrics: David Greenspan 26 Sep-13 Oct; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet

Albinoni, Tomaso (1671-1751)
Pimpinone Three comic intermezzos (Venice, 1708); One of the earliest contests between a wily servant girl and a rich bachelor 21-23 Sep; Spoleto, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale

Aldridge, Robert (*1954)
Elmer Gantry Libretto: Herschel Garfein, after the novel by Sinclair Lewis (WP) 16-20 Nov; Nashville Opera

Alfano, Franco (1875-1954)
Cyrano de Bergerac (Rome, 1936) 12 Sep-18 Dec; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre 29 Jan-15 Feb; Milano, Teatro alla Scala 21-27 Apr; Opéra de Monte-Carlo 5 Jul; Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater

Amargós, Joan Albert (*1950)
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El saló d'Anubis Chamber opera in one act; Libretto: Toni Rumbau 18-20 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt 24-28 Oct; Barcelona, Festival d'òpera de butxaca i Noves Creacions

Andriessen, Louis (*1939)
La Commedia Filmopera in five parts, after Dante, in collaboration with film-maker Hal Hartley (WP) 12-18 Jun; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera

Aperghis, Georges (*1945)
Avis de Tempête 27-28 Nov; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Zeugen Opera with puppets and live video, based on texts by Robert Walser, and with recreations of Paul Klee hand puppets (WP) 21-22 Sep; Stadttheater Bern 6 Oct; La Biennale di Venezia

Arnecke, Jörn (*1973)
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Unter Eis Musiktheater on the ideology of big business, and the unthinking effects that consultants can have on the lives of the people around them (WP) 28 Sep-6 Oct; Ruhr Triennale 2-8 Jun; Oper Frankfurt

Auber, Daniel-Francois-Esprit (1782-1871)
Fra Diavolo 10+ May; München, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz 11 May; Annaberg, Winterstein Theater

Bacalov, Luis
Estaba la Madre 21 Oct-4 Nov; La Plata, Teatro Argentino

Balada, Lleonard (*1933)
Hangman, Hangman! and The Town of Greed 21-29 Sep; Madrid, Teatro de La Zarzuela 15-18 Nov; Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu

Banchieri, Adriano (1568-1634)
La barca di Venezia per Padova Madrigal comedy (1605) 15-16 Sep; Enschede, Nationale Reisopera

Barber, Samuel (1910-1981)
Vanessa 26 Oct-24 Feb; Bühnen der Stadt Gera 4-17 Nov; New York City Opera

Barry, Gerald (*1952)
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (London, 2005); Text by Fassbinder 4 May-11 Jun; Theater Basel

Battistelli, Giorgio (*1953)
Fashion A black comedy 'in a very British style' about the fashion industry. The new star of the catwalk is not all that he seems... (WP) 26+ Jan; Dusseldorf, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Miracolo a Milano Loosely based on the films "Totò il buono" by Zavattini and "Miracolo a Milano" by De Sica; Commissioned for the 150th anniversary of the Teatro Valli (WP) 6-8 Nov; Reggio Emilia, Teatro Municipale Valli
Prova d'Orchestra 8 Sep-18 Dec; Stadttheater Bern

Bauckholt, Carola (*1959)
Die Macht der Geräusche 'The Power of Noises' (WP) 21 Apr; Münchener Biennale

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827)
Leonore (concert) 13-16 Oct; Madrid, Teatro Real

Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835)
I puritani 15-27 Sep; Wiener Staatsoper (concert) 23 Sep; Washington Concert Opera 3-17 May; Seattle Opera 1-11 Jun; München, Bayerische Staatsoper
La straniera Opera in 2 acts (concert) 3 Nov; London, South Bank Centre

Benda, Georg (1722-1795)
Romeo and Juliet Singspiel (1776) 13 Sep; London, St Johns Smith Square

Benjamin, Arthur (1893-1960)
The Prima Donna Comedy in one act (composed 1933) 12,13 Oct; Sydney Conservatorium

Benjamin, George (*1960)
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Into the Little Hill Chamber opera, 40' (Paris, Festival d'Automne, 2006); An updated, dark retelling of the traditional tale of the Pied Piper; Libretto: Martin Crimp 9-11 Nov; Oper Frankfurt 17,18 Apr; Liverpool 4,5 Jun? Wiener Festwochen 23,24 Aug? Lucerne Festival

Bennett, Richard Rodney (*1936)
All the King's Men Opera for and by children, after Humpty Dumpty tale 24-27 Jan; Opera Omaha

Berger, Michel (1947-1992)
Starmania Opéra Operatic version of the first French language rock opera (1977); Book: Luc Plamondon 17-26 May; Opera de Québec

Berkeley, Michael
For You Chamber opera; Libretto: Iain McEwen 31+ May; Music Theatre Wales

Berio, Luciano (1925-2003)
Un re in ascolto 2+ Feb; Städtische Bühnen Münster

Berlioz, Hector (1803-1869)
Les troyens 13 Sep-1 Oct; Genève, Grand Théâtre 16-30 Sep; Deutsche Oper am Rhein 26 Oct-25 Nov; Staatstheater Stuttgart

Bernstein, Leonard (1918-1990)
Trouble in Tahiti 15+ Apr; Trieste, Teatro Verdi

Bibalo, Antonio (*1922)
Fräulein Julie Chamber opera, 75' (1975) after August Strindberg 20-30 Oct; Staatsoper Hamburg

Birtwistle, Harrison (*1934)
The Minotaur Opera in 13 scenes. Birtwistle returns to favourite themes of labyrinths and timeless myths, with the story being told from the points of view of Theseus, Ariadne and the Minotaur; Libretto: David Harsent (WP) 15 Apr-3 May; London, Royal Opera
Punch and Judy `Tragicomedy or comitragedy' in 1 act. (Aldeburgh, 1968); The ritualised violence of Punch and Judy seen through the stylised prism of opera. Libretto by Stephen Pruslin 21-27 Apr; London, English National Opera (ENO)

Blitzstein, Marc (1905-1964)
Regina 17-26 Apr; Pacific Opera Victoria Canadian premiere

Boesmans, Philippe (*1936)
Julie Chamber opera in 1 act (La Monnaie, 2005); A love triangle of passion, class and greed; Librettist: Luc Bondy, after the play "Miss Julie" by August Strindberg; Music Theatre Wales 2-3 Nov; London, Linbury Studio Theatre 6 Nov; Sheffield, Lyceum 22 Nov; Durham, Gala Theatre 2 Dec; Cardiff, New Theatre 8 Dec; Birmingham, CBSO Centre

Boieldieu, Adrien (1775-1834)
Ma tante Aurore Opéra-Comique (2 acts, Paris Salle Feydeau, 1803) 23 Mar; Compiegne, Théâtre Imperial

Boito, Arrigo (1842-1918)
Mefistofele 31+ Oct; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern 4-15 Jul; Savonlinna Opera Festival

Bolcom, William (*1938)
A View from the Bridge 3-17 Nov; Washington National Opera
A Wedding Libretto: Arnold Weinstein, after the film by Robert Altman; Premiere: Lyric Opera of Chicago (December 2004) 1-9 Feb; Bloomington, Indiana University Opera

Braunfels, Walter (1882-1954)
Szenen aus dem Leben der Heiligen Johanna (composed 1939-43) Scenes from the life of Joan of Arc, after the documents of her trial (WP) 27 Apr-31 May; Deutsche Oper Berlin

Bredemeyer, Reiner (1929-1995)
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Der Neinsager School opera, after Brecht (1990) 18-20 Jan; Opéra de Rouen 12-15 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon

Britten, Benjamin (1913-1976)
Albert Herring 20-26 Oct; Glyndebourne Festival Opera 14-30 Mar; Portland OR, Portland Opera
Curlew River Church parable 6-15 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon
Death in Venice 13-30 May; Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu
Paul Bunyan 16+ Mar; Luzerner Theater
Peter Grimes 20 Sep-18 Dec; Hannover, Niedersächsische Staatstheater 17-25 Jan; Leeds, Opera North 28 Feb-24 Mar; New York, The Metropolitan Opera 15 Mar; Wuppertaler Bühnen
The Prodigal Son 3+ Oct; Landestheater Detmold
The Rape of Lucretia 13-17 Nov; Madrid, Teatro Real 16-30 Mar; Oper Frankfurt 31 May; Oldenburgische Staatstheater

Brown, Jason Robert (*1970)
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The Last Five Years An account of a failed relationship told from two interleaved perspectives: his forwards in time, and hers backwards; A contemporary song-cycle chamber musical (Off-Broadway, 2002) 22 Nov-20 Dec; Wiener Kammeroper 22 Feb; Landestheater Coburg 17-25 Apr; Fuerth, Stadttheater Fürth

Buckinx, Boudewijn (*1945)
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Cusanus 24+ Nov; Theater Trier

Busoni, Ferruccio (1866-1924)
Arlecchino 10 Nov-8 Mar; Theater Goerlitz
Doktor Faust 4-10 May; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden 28 Jun-7 Jul; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele

Cage, John
Europeras Europeras 3 & 4 10+ May; Ulmer Theater

Calix, Mira
Dead Wedding Contemporary retelling of Orpheus myth for puppets, film and laptop 10 Oct, Nottingham Lakeside 21 Nov; Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 1 Dec; Sage Gateshead

Carlson, David
The Midnight Angel New orchestration; A bored English lady decides to throw the ultimate ball, and invites Death himself 21 Sep-7 Oct; Milwaukee, Skylight Opera Theatre

Catán, Daniel
Florencia en el Amazonas 10,12 Jul; Cincinnati Opera

Cavalli, Francesco (1602-1676)
Calisto 2-7 Nov; München, Bayerische Staatsoper 3-13 Jul; Staatsoper Hamburg

Chabrier, Emmanuel (1841-1894)
L'étoile 13-23 Dec; Paris, Opéra-Comique 22-25 Jan; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville

Charles, Agustí (*1960)
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La Cuzzoni Chamber opera in 1 act; Libretto: Marc Rosich 12-19 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt 9-10 Nov; Barcelona, Festival d'òpera de butxaca i Noves Creacions

Charpentier, Gustave (1860-1956)
Louise 20 Jun-12 Jul; L'Opéra National de Paris

Cherubini, Luigi (1760-1842)
Il giocatore Intermezzo (Firenze, 1775) 19-27 Oct; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Medea 8 Sep; Enschede, Nationale Reisopera 21-31 Oct; Palermo, Teatro Massimo 6-20 Mar; Theater an der Wien 12 Apr-2 May; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie 31 May-21 Jun; Stadttheater Bern

Chin, Unsuk (*1961)
Alice in Wonderland Opera in 1 act, 120' (Bayerische SO, 2007); Libretto: David Henry Hwang and Unsuk Chin, after Lewis Carroll 15-23 Nov; München, Bayerische Staatsoper

Cimarosa, Domenico (1749-1801)
Il maestro di cappella Intermezzo (Berlin, 1793) 19-27 Oct; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Il matrimonio segreto 1-9 Feb; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie

Copland, Aaron (1900-1990)
The Tender Land Opera in 3 acts (1954, revised 1955); Coming of age in the mid-west of 1930s America; Libretto: Horace Everett 27 Feb-2 Mar; Madison Opera

Cosma, Vladimir (*1940)
Marius et Fanny Opera in 2 acts, after the first two books/ films of Marcel Pagnol's Marseille trilogy; Marius is torn between two loves: for Fanny and for the sea. Fanny encourages him to leave and then finds herself pregnant. To save the family honour, she marries a rich bachelor, and then Marius returns. The first opera from film score writer Vladimir Cosma (WP) 4-16 Sep; Opéra Municipal de Marseille

Czernowin, Chaya (*1957)
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Adama 25+ May; Theater Bremen

d'Albert, Eugen (1864-1932)
Tiefland 15-21 Sep; Wiesbaden, Hessiches Staatstheater 2 Oct-25 Nov; Staatstheater Braunschweig 13 Oct-27 Nov; Volksoper Wien 30 Nov-20 Jan; Deutsche Oper Berlin 27 Jan; Annaberg, Winterstein Theater 5-26 Apr; Oper Frankfurt 9 Apr; Dusseldorf, Deutsche Oper am Rhein

Dallapiccola, Luigi (1904-1975)
Il prigioniero 28 Sep-31 Oct; Hannover, Niedersächsische Staatstheater 10 Apr-6 May; L'Opéra National de Paris 18-30 May; Milano, Teatro alla Scala 20 Jun-4 Jul; Oper Frankfurt
Volo di notte 20 Jun-4 Jul; Oper Frankfurt

Danielpour, Richard (*1956)
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Margaret Garner Based on a true story of an escaped slave faced with recapture, who kills her children to save them from a life of slavery. The uproar over the ensuing trial, when she was charged with damaging property rather than murder, was an important step in changing perceptions of slavery. Libretto: Toni Morrison 11-29 Sep; New York City Opera

Davies, Victor
Transit of Venus Opera in 3 Acts. Based on events in the life of 18th-century astronomer, Guillaume le Gentil de la Galaisière, and his attempts to witness a transit of Venus; Libretto: Maureen Hunter, after her play 'Transit of Venus' (WP) 24-30 Nov; Winnipeg, Manitoba Opera
Earnest, The Importance of Being Operetta. Libretto: Eugene Benson, after Wilde (WP) 23,24m Feb; Toronto Operetta Theatre

Delibes, Leo (1836-1891)
Lakmé 5 Oct-31 Dec; SNG Maribor (concert)23 Dec-29 Apr; Bühnen der Stadt Bielefeld 23 Feb-2 Mar; Tulsa Opera

Deqing, Wen
The Wager 30 Jul-1 Aug; Savonlinna Opera Festival

Deschewow, Wladimir
Eis und Stahl 27 Oct-8 Dec; Saarbrucken, Saarlandisches Staatstheater

Dessau, Paul (1894-1979)
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Verurteilung des Lukullus 'The Trial of Lucullus'. Opera in 12 scenes (Berlin, Deutsche Staatsoper 1951); The life of Lucullus, general and epicure, is weighed up in the land of the dead. How can the death of thousands of his soldiers be compared with his culinary achievements?; Libretto: Bertolt Brecht, after his radio play 'Das Verhör des Lukullus' 25 Nov-24 Jul; Komische Oper Berlin

Destouches, André Cardinal (1672-1749)
Le Carnaval et la Folie 11 Oct; Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole 18 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera 1-2 Feb; Paris, Opéra-Comique

DiChiera, David
Cyrano Opera in 3 acts. Libretto: Bernard Uzan, after the play by Edmond Rostand; Orchestration: Mark Flint (WP) 13-28 Oct; Detroit, Michigan Opera Theatre 8-17 Feb; Opera Company of Philadelphia

Donizetti, Gaetano (1797-1848)
Anna Bolena 20-29 Oct; Bilbao, Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
L'assedio di Calais (concert) 3+ Feb; Gelsenkirchen, Musiktheater im Revier
Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali 3+ May; Stadttheater Bremerhaven
Don Gregorio Versione 1826 2-4 Nov; Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti
Emilia di Liverpool 19,20 Jan; Gdansk, Opera Baltycka
La favorite 8-13 Jun; Opéra National de Montpellier
Lucrezia Borgia 30 Nov-2 Dec; Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti (concert) 22 Feb-1 Mar; Barcelona, Gran Teatre del Liceu 3-16 Apr; Torino, Teatro Regio
Maria Stuarda (concert) 26-28 Sep; Opéra National de Lyon (concert) 30 Sep; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 10-18 Nov; Baltimore Opera 17 Nov-2 Dec; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden 15 Jan-7 Feb; Milano, Teatro alla Scala 16-24 Feb; San Diego Opera 30 Apr-11 May; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Poliuto 16-25 Feb; Bilbao, Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
Rita 2 Dec; Compiegne, Théâtre Imperial 20 May; Clermont-Ferrand, Centre lyrique d'Auvergne 10-16 Jun; Opéra de Rouen
Roberto Devereux 10-27 Oct; München, Bayerische Staatsoper 10 May; Trieste, Teatro Verdi 29 Jun; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele

Dove, Jonathan (*1959)
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The Adventures of Pinocchio Family opera. Libretto: Alasdair Middleton, after the book by Carlo Collodi (WP) 21 Dec-26 Jan; Leeds and then tour, Opera North 28 Jun; Städtische Theater Chemnitz
Flight 26 Jan-3 Feb; Pittsburgh Opera
Kwasi en Kwame Two African princes confront the issues of identity and integration when they are shipped to the Holland of William of Orange; Libretto: Arthur Japin, after his book "The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi" (WP) 26 Oct-27 May; Rotterdam and then tour, Opera OT
Tobias and the Angel 28 Feb-2 Mar; Baltimore, Opera Vivente

Dukas, Paul (1865-1935)
Ariane et Barbe-bleue 13 Sep-6 Oct; L'Opéra National de Paris 23 Nov-1 Dec; Torino, Teatro Regio 10 Feb-16 Mar; Oper Frankfurt

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Dusapin, Pascal (*1955)
Faustus, the Last Night 1-13 Sep; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden
Medeamaterial 16-23 Sep; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden Choreographic version
Passion (WP) 5-20 Jul; Festival international d'art lyrique d'Aix-en-Provence
Roméo et Juliette 28 Apr-5 May; Paris, Opéra-Comique

Dvorak, Antonin (1841-1904)
The Devil and Kate 7 Oct; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre 8 Dec-12 Apr; Praha, National Theatre
Jakobín 9 Sep-17 Oct; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre

Eggert, Moritz (*1965)
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Freax Desires, deceptions and the lust for power in a freak show 2-29 Sep; Oper der Stadt Bonn

Eötvös, Peter (*1944)
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Angels in America Opera in two parts, 140' (Paris Châtelet, 2004); An account of AIDS in the Reagan years; Libretto: Mari Mezei, after the play by Tony Kushner 16 May-7 Jun; Fort Worth Opera
Lady Sarashina Atmospheric episodes from the diary of 'Lady Sarashina', a lady of court in Heian Japan around the year 1000, in a period renowned for its aesthetic sensibilities. Development of "As I Crossed a Bridge of Dreams" into a full opera. (WP) 4-16 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon
Tri Sestri Opera in 3 sequences (Lyon, 1998); The same episode from Chechov's play is seen from the point of view of each of the three sisters in turn 4+ Nov; Oldenburgische Staatstheater

Esenvalds, Eriks
Joseph is a Fruitful Bough Choral opera, after the Bible 23 Aug-24 Oct; Riga, Latvian National Opera

Falla, Manuel de (1876-1946)
La vida breve 14 Sep; Bucuresti, George Enescu International Festival 4-8 Apr; Saint-Etienne, Opéra Théâtre de Saint-Étienne

Floros, Marc-Aurel (*1971)
Gala Gala Opera in one act (Köln, Museum Ludwig, 2006); The art goddess Gala drives and inspires Dali's creativity 10+ May; Stadttheater Giessen Double bill with Zádor: X-Mal Rembrandt

Flotow, Friedrich (1812-1883)
Martha 26 Dec-19 Jan; Volksoper Wien

Floyd, Carlisle (*1926)
Cold Sassy Tree 2-10 Feb; Atlanta Opera 26 Apr; Amarillo Opera
Of Mice and Men Opera in 3 acts, 6 scenes, 120' (Seattle Opera, 1970); Libretto: the composer, after the novel by John Steinbeck 31 May-8 Jun; Fort Worth Opera
Susannah A musical drama in two acts, 105' (1956); An innocent woman is victimised by a narrow Evangelical community in rural Tennessee; Libretto: Carlisle Floyd, loosely after the biblical Apocrypha 19-27 Oct; Bloomington, Indiana University Opera Spring 2008; English Touring Opera 14-24 May; Costa Mesa, Opera Pacific

Frid, Grigory Samuilovich (*1915)
The Diary of Anne Frank 14-15 Dec; Fuerth, Stadttheater Fürth 2 Mar; Landestheater Detmold

García, Manuel (1775-1832)
La mort du Tasse Grand opéra, 3 acts (Paris Opéra, 1821) 3 Jan; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza

Glanert, Detlev (*1960)
Boosey&Hawkes
Die drei Rätsel Opera in 2 acts for children and adults, 85' (Halle, 2003); A boy challenges a princess to answer three riddles or to marry him 1+ May; Theater Hagen
Nijinsky Chamber opera, 90'; After the diaries of Nijinsky in the six week period between his last performance and being diagnosed schizophrenic (WP) 6 Apr-14 Jun; Theater Aachen

Glass, Philip (*1937)
Appomattox The final weeks of the American Civil War, and the surrender of Lee to Grant in Appomattox; Libretto: Christopher Hampton (WP) 5-24 Oct; San Francisco Opera
La belle et la bête 3-6 Jan; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia 12 Jan; München, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
Satyagraha Opera in 3 acts (Rotterdam, Netherlands Opera, 1980); The second of Glass's trilogy of portrait operas is based on Gandhi's experiences in South Africa and his proposal of non-violence as a political force; Libretto: Philip Glass and Constance DeJong, after the Bhagavad Gita 11 Apr-1 May; New York, The Metropolitan Opera
Waiting for the Barbarians (Erfurt, 2005); A man begins to question the policies of a repressive regime using torture and forced confessions to wage a calculated war against the Others, but questioning is dangerous in a system that recognises no innocents .. you are either with them, or against them. Libretto: Christopher Hampton, after J M Coetzee (concert) 12 Jun; London, Barbican Centre

Gluck, Christoph Willibald (1714-1787)
Alceste 8+ Mar; Staatstheater Nürnberg Vienna version, 1767
Iphigenie en Aulide 25-27 Apr; Mulhouse 4 May; Colmar 13-21 May; Strasbourg, L'Opéra National du Rhin
Paride ed Elena 13-14 Feb; Livorno, Teatro Goldoni

Gnecchi, Vittorio (1876-1954)
Cassandra 3 Nov-19 Jan; Deutsche Oper Berlin

Goldmark, Karl (1830-1915)
Merlin Children's opera 10+ Apr; Theater Bremen

Golijov, Osvaldo (*1960)
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Ainadamar Golijov's extraordinary first opera segues through opera, musical, flamenco, Sepharidic and Latin American genres. The dying actress Margarita Xirgu recalls martyred heroine Mariana Pineda, and assassinated poet Lorca, and observes that, although individuals may die, human hope lives on 19-23 Oct; Opera Boston 24 Nov; Staatstheater Darmstadt, European premiere. 14-16 Mar; Opera Company of Philadelphia and Curtis Institute of Music (concert) 13 Apr; London, Barbican Centre

Gounod, Charles-Francois (1818-1893)
La Nonne sanglante 19+ Jan; Osnabruck, Stadttheater Osnabrück

Haas, Georg Friedrich (*1953)
Melancholia Libretto: Jon Fosse, after his novel "Melancholia I" (WP) 9-27 Jun; L'Opéra National de Paris
Sieben Klangräume 12+ Jun; Ulmer Theater First staged production

Halévy, Fromental (1799-1862)
Clari opera semiseria, 3 acts (Paris 1828) 23-31 May; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
La juive 18 Oct-6 Dec; Vilnius, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre 22 Dec-20 Jan; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich 16 Mar-8 Jun; Staatstheater Stuttgart

Halffter, Cristóbal (*1930)
Lazarus Lazarus, hunted by the Romans after his resurrection, hides in his own grave and dreams... (WP) 4 May-13 Jun; Theater Kiel

Hamel, Micha (*1970)
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Snow White Tragic Operetta in three acts (2007); Libretto: Micha Hamel, after the novel "Snow White" by Donald Barthelme. Hamel's first opera (WP) 19 Jan; Enschede, Nationale Reisopera

Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Acis e Galatea 1+ Jun; Landestheater Linz
Agrippina 14 Oct-2 Nov; New York City Opera 24 Feb-29 Apr; Saarbrucken, Saarlandisches Staatstheater
Amadigi di Gaula (concert) 28 May; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Flavio (concert) 17 Apr; London, Barbican Centre
Oreste 5 Oct-9 Nov; Komische Oper Berlin
Radamisto 20 Sep-12 Oct; Staatsoper Hamburg 19 Jul-20 Aug; Santa Fe Opera
Rinaldo 15 Jun-8 Jul; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Rodelinda 8-16 Feb; Portland OR, Portland Opera
Semele 2-5 Jan; Opera Boston 25 May-28 Jun; Essen, Aalto Theater
Siroe 11+ Nov; Wuppertaler Bühnen
Tamerlano 16 Mar-1 Apr; München, Bayerische Staatsoper 26 Mar-11 Apr; Madrid, Teatro Real 30 Apr-22 May; Washington National Opera 15-18 Jul; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele
Teseo 10 Feb-23 Jul; Komische Oper Berlin
Tolomeo (concert) 4 Apr; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Haugland, Glenn Erik
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Rebekka Libretto: Rolf Norsen (WP) 28-30 Sep; Oslo, Den Norske Opera

Haydn, Joseph (1732-1809)
L'isola disabitata 4+ Apr; Theater Regensburg
Il mondo della luna 28 Dec-1 Jan; Opéra de Rennes 10-16 Jan; Nantes, Théâtre Graslin 20-23 Jan; Angers, Grand Théâtre
Orlando paladino 17-29 Nov; Theater an der Wien

Heggie, Jake (*1961)
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Dead Man Walking 30 Aug-3 Sep; Dresden, Sächsische Staatsoper 8 Sep; Theater Hagen 26 Sep-10 Oct; Theater an der Wien 27 Sep-8 Oct; Sydney, State Theatre 18-24 Nov; Dublin, Opera Ireland
Last Acts A Musical Play in Three Parts; Lyrics: Gene Scheer, after a play by Terrence McNally; Pianists: Patrick Summers, Jake Heggie (WP) 29 Feb-15 Mar; Houston Grand Opera

Henze, Hans Werner (*1926)
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Die Bassariden 19 May-3 Jun; München, Bayerische Staatsoper 19 Jul; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele
Boulevard Solitude 2+ Feb; Staatstheater Nürnberg
Elegy for Young Lovers 14+ Mar; Lubeck, Theater Lübeck 22-24 May; Fuerth, Stadttheater Fürth
Phaedra 'Konzertoper' in 2 acts (WP) 6-10 Sep; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden 15-20 Sep; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
L'Upupa und der Triumph der Sohnesliebe 8-19 Jan; Staatsoper Hamburg

Hérold, Ferdinand (1791-1833)
Zampa 10-21 Mar; Paris, Opéra-Comique

Hindemith, Paul (1895-1963)
www.schott-music.com
Cardillac 29 Jan-16 Feb; L'Opéra National de Paris 12 Apr; Theater Augsburg
Mathis der Maler 3+ Oct; Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater
Neues vom Tage 25-29 Jan; Ancona, Teatro delle Muse 31 May; Landestheater Linz

Hosokawa Toshio (*1955)
www.schott-music.com
Hanjo Opera (2004). Libretto: Hosokawa after 'Hanjo' by Mishima 5-14 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon

Humperdinck, Engelbert (1854-1921)
Die Königskinder 21 Sep-24 Apr; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich 10 Nov-14 Feb; Bühnen der Stadt Gera 14-19 Dec; München, Bayerische Staatsoper 23 Dec; Landestheater Altenburg

Janácek, Leos (1854-1928)
The Excursions of Mr Broucek 25 Mar-4 Apr; Genève, Grand Théâtre 27 Apr-25 May; Oper Frankfurt
From the House of the Dead 2-22 Feb; Toronto, Canadian Opera Company (COC)
Vec Makropulos 18-19 Apr; Opéra-Théâtre de Massy 16-30 Jun; Madrid, Teatro Real

Jarrell, Michael
Cassandra Monodrame (Paris, 1994) 5-6 Oct; Strasbourg 14 Oct; Mulhouse, L'Opéra National du Rhin

Johnson, Tom (*1939)
www.tom.johnson.org
Four Note Opera 3+ Apr; Theater Basel
Riemannoper 12+ Jan; Landestheater Coburg

Jolivet, André
Dolorès 10-16 Jun; Opéra de Rouen

Joneleit, Jens (*1968)
Piero - Ende der Nacht (WP) 30 Apr; Münchener Biennale

Joseph, Julian
Bridgetower: A Fable of 1807 Jazz opera (July 2007). ETO commission to celebrate 200th anniversary of abolition of slavery. Libretto: Mike Phillips after the life of George Bridgetower, son of an ex-slave and violin virtuoso 23 Oct-28 Nov; English Touring Opera, on tour in UK

Keiser, Reinhard (1674-1739)
The Fortunes of Croesus 17 Oct-10 Nov; Leeds, Opera North 1-9 Mar; Minneapolis, Minnesota Opera
Fredegunda 28-29 Sep; Bayreuther Barock 23 Feb; Theater Bremen

Kerger, Camille (*1957)
Fintenzauber Opera in 7 scenes; libretto: Nico Helminger 16-17 Nov; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville

Kienzl, Wilhelm
Der Evangelimann 1 Mar-16 Apr; Volksoper Wien

Kingsley, Gershon (*1922)
www.kingsleysound.com
Raoul The story of Raoul Wallenberg; Text by Michael Kunze 21+ Feb; Theater Bremen

Klebe, Giselher (*1925)
Klassika
Chlestakows Wiederkehr after "The Inspector General" by Nikolai Gogol (WP) 11+ Apr; Landestheater Detmold

Knussen, Oliver (*1952)
Where the Wild Things Are 27 Feb-2 Mar; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie

Koering, René
Scènes de chasse Opera after the play 'Penthesilea' by Heinrich von Kleist (WP) 7-9 Mar; Opéra National de Montpellier

Kofron, Petr
Mai 68 Opera comparing and contrasting the events in Paris and Prague in May 1968 24 Jan-14 Feb; Praha, Theatre of the Estates

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang (1897-1957)
www.schott-music.com
Die tote Stadt 20+ Jan; Oper der Stadt Bonn 2-16 May; Wiener Staatsoper
Das Wunder der Heliane (concert) 21 Nov; London, South Bank Centre

Krása, Hans (1899-1944)
Brundibár 7-13 Oct; National Theatre Brno 10-11 Nov; Bergamo, Teatro Donizetti

Kraus-Hübner, Hans
Ganna oder die Wahnwelt 18 Oct-9 Dec; Fuerth, Stadttheater Fürth

Krenek, Ernst (1900-1991)
Jonny spielt auf 16+ Feb; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Orpheus und Eurydike Opera in 3 acts (1923); Libretto: Oskar Kokoschka (concert) 25-27 Apr; Madrid, Teatro Real

Künneke, Eduard (1885-1953)
Glückliche Reise 26+ Apr; Landestheater Coburg

Kurpinski, Karol Kazimierz
Superstition 27-30 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera

Kverndokk, Gisle
www.kverndokk.com
Around the World in Eighty Days Opening work of new opera house in Oslo; Opera buffa in 2 acts; Libretto: Øystein Wiik, after the novel by Jules Verne (WP) 26 Apr-12 Jun; Oslo, Den Norske Opera

Lalo, Edouard (1823-1892)
Le Roi d'Ys 5-14 Oct; Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole (concert) 3-9 Mar; Opéra de Rennes 28 Mar-5 Apr; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie
Fiesque 3-18 Oct; Nationaltheater Mannheim

Landi, Stefano (1587-1639)
Sant'Alessio Dramma musicale in 3 acts (Roma, 1631 or 1632) 16-20 Oct; Théâtre de Caen 21-24 Nov; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 14-16 Feb; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville

Lang, Bernhard (*1957)
Der Alte vom Berge (Schwetzinger Festspiele, May 2007). The story of the 'Old Man of the Mountains', Hassan-i-Sabbah (1034-1124), whose followers gave us the word 'assassin' 13 Oct-27 Nov; Theater Basel

Lang, Klaus (*1971)
Die Architektur des Regens 'The Architecture of Rain' (WP) 19 Apr; Münchener Biennale

Lanza, Mauro (*1975)
Descrizione del diluvio (WP) 14 Mar; Lyon, Biennale Musiques en scène 18-19 Apr; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

Laruette, Jean-Louis (1731-1792)
Cendrillon Opéra comique (1759) 6 Feb; Dijon, Le duo dijon

Lecocq, Charles (1832-1918)
Les cent vierges Opéra bouffe (Bruxelles, 1872) 9-10 Feb; Théâtre d'Opérette de Lyon

Leoncavallo, Ruggero (1857-1919)
La reginetta delle rose Operetta, 3 acts (Rome/Naples, 1912); A London flower-girl makes good in society 1+ Mar; Theater Erfurt

Leoni, Franco (1864-1949)
L'Oracolo 13 Nov; New York, Teatro Grattacielo

Ligeti, Gyorgy (1923-2006)
www.schott-music.com
Le grand macabre 21+ Sep; Theater Bremen, Revised 1996 version

Lleó, V
La corte del faraón 24-30 Jun; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia

Lortzing, Albert (1801-1851)
Undine 12 Oct-27 Nov; Bühnen der Stadt Gera
Der Wildschütz 21 Sep-22 Nov; Saarbrucken, Saarlandisches Staatstheater 20 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt 6 Jun; Landestheater Coburg

Lully, Jean-Baptiste (1632-1687)
Cadmus et Hermione 21-27 Jan; Paris, Opéra-Comique 3-6 Feb; Opéra de Rouen
Thésée 20-29 Feb; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

Maazel, Lorin (*1930)
1984 10-17 Nov; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia 2-17 May; Milano, Teatro alla Scala

MacMillan, James (*1959)
The Sacrifice A general attempts to end a civil war with an arranged marriage, but will it be enough to heal the divide?; Libretto: Michael Symmons Roberts, after The Mabinogion (WP) 22 Sep-6 Oct; Cardiff, Welsh National Opera

Maconchy, Elizabeth (1907-1994)
The Departure Opera in one act (1961) 13-17 Nov; London, Sadlers Wells
The Sofa Comic opera in one act (1957); A philanderer is turned into a sofa by his grandmother until such time as a couple make love on him. After his 'disappearance', his fiancée has a new admirer ... Libretto: Ursula Vaughan Williams, after Crébillon 13-17 Nov; London, Sadlers Wells

Majo, Gian Francesco de (1732-1770)
Alessandro 31+ May; Nationaltheater Mannheim

Mancuso, Giovanni
Obra Maestra Libretto: Pilar Garcia, after an unrealised project of Frank Zappa. Winner of the 2005/6 Orpheus competition for new opera (WP) 6-9 Sep; Spoleto, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale

Manel, Zé
www.sahelopera.com
Bintou Were A project of the late Crown Prince Claus of the Netherlands to encourage and support the creation of an opera by musicians of the Sahel countries of Africa (Mali, Senegal, Togo ..) to showcase the region's musical, dance, and design skills; The former child soldier Bintou-Were is expecting a love-child and she makes the dangerous odyssey to the barbed wire fences of Morocco and Spain. If she makes it to the far side, will there be a right of asylum for the men claiming to be the father? 25-27 Oct; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet

Manzoni, Giacomo (*1932)
La legge azione scenica in un atto (1955) (WP) 7 Oct; La Biennale di Venezia

Marchetti, Filippo
Gustavo Wasa (concert) 5 Jun; Theater Erfurt opera at the piano

Marschner, Heinrich August
Der Vampyr 29 Mar-20 Jul; Mainfrankentheater Würzburg

Martin, Frank (1890-1974)
Le vin herbé Secular Oratorio (Salzburg, 1948); After the 'Roman de Tristan et Iseut' by Joseph Bédier 2-10 Sep; Ruhr Triennale

Martin y Soler, Vicente (1754-1806)
L'arbore di Diana 'Dramma giocoso' in two acts. Libretto: Da Ponte (Wien, 1787) 24 Nov-9 May; Bühnen der Stadt Bielefeld
Il burbero di buon cuore 1-18 Nov; Madrid, Teatro Real

Martinu, Bohuslav
www.schott-music.com
The Greek Passion Tensions run high in a Greek village mounting their traditional Easter Passion play, and events in the village begin to mirror those in the play. Opera in 4 acts, after the novel 'Christ Recrucified' by Kazantzakis (Zürich, 1961) 6 Mar-14 Apr; Praha, National Theatre

Mascagni, Pietro (1863-1945)
Iris 12+ Feb; Trieste, Teatro Verdi
Zanetto 30 Oct; Livorno, Teatro Goldoni

Massenet, Jules (1842-1912)
Ariane 9-13 Nov; Saint-Etienne, Opéra Théâtre de Saint-Étienne
Cendrillon 13-26 Oct; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie 27 Oct-18 Nov; New York City Opera 1 Dec-2 May; Stadttheater Bern 12-22 Dec; Opéra National de Montpellier 15-17 Feb; Maastricht, Opera Zuid
Le Cid 13 Jan-9 Feb; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Don Quichotte 25-27 Jan; Limoges, Grand Théâtre
Thaïs 14-20 Oct; Ópera de Oviedo 21-30 Oct; Venezia, La Fenice 1-5 Apr; Las Palmas, Amigos Canarios de la Ópera 4-8 Apr; Théâtre de Metz

Matthus, Siegfried (*1934)
Cosima 9 Mar; Landestheater Altenburg

Maxwell Davies, Peter (*1934)
www.schott-music.com
The Lighthouse 13+ Dec; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
The Two Fiddlers 20+ Jan; Theater Augsburg

Mechem, Kirke (*1925)
John Brown The story of abolitionist John Brown and events in Kansas leading up to the civil war (WP) 3-11 May; Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)
Die Soldatenliebschaft 'The Soldier's Love Affair'. Singspiel in one act (private performance 1820); First complete staged performance, of the 11 year old Mendelssohn's Singspiel; Libretto: Johann Ludwig Casper 27+ Jun; Bühnen der Stadt Gera

Menotti, Gian Carlo
A Bride from Pluto Children's opera (Washington, 1982) 16+ Nov; Magdeburg, Theater der Landeshauptstadt

Messager, Andre (1853-1929)
Fortunio 31 Dec-20 Jan; Opéra de Fribourg 1-3 Feb; Dijon, Le duo dijon 8 Feb; Besancon, Opéra Théâtre de Besançon
Véronique 9-11 Nov; Limoges, Grand Théâtre 21-31 Jan; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet 2-4 Jun; Théâtre de Metz

Messiaen, Olivier (1908-1992)
Saint François d'Assise 1-29 Jun; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera

Meyerbeer, Giacomo (1791-1864)
L'Africaine 20+ Apr; Gelsenkirchen, Musiktheater im Revier

Millocker, Karl
Gasparone 10+ May; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre

Montemezzi, Italo (1875-1952)
L'Incantesimo 13 Nov; New York, Teatro Grattacielo

Monteverdi, Claudio (1567-1643)
Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria 2 Sep-1 Oct; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera 27 Oct-3 Nov; Toronto, Opera Atelier

Moore, Douglas (1893-1969)
The Ballad of Baby Doe 26 Jan-1 Feb; Calgary Opera

Mosca, Luca (*1957)
Signor Goldoni Dramma giocoso in due atti; Commission for the tercentenary of Carlo Goldoni's birth. Historical and fictional characters from Goldoni plays meet at a masked ball. Libretto: Gianluigi Melega (WP) 21-29 Sep; Venezia, La Fenice

Moser, Roland (*1943)
www.editiongravis.de
Rahel und Pauline A portrait of an era through the letters exchanged by two very different women in the first third of the 20th century in Berlin. An epilogue brings the story up to date 12+ Sep; Luzerner Theater 12 Sep; Internationale Musikfestwochen Luzern

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791)
Apollo et Hyacinthus 3+ Nov; Staatstheater Darmstadt
La finta semplice 20 May-26 Oct; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern
Lucio Silla 11 Nov-7 Jun; Staatstheater Stuttgart 21 Dec-1 Feb; København, Royal Danish Opera 21 Jun; Dusseldorf, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
Mitridate, re di Ponto 13 Oct-4 Jan; Theater Aachen 16 Oct-11 Nov; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots 3+ Nov; Staatstheater Darmstadt
Zaïde 25+ May; Theater Bremen

Musorgsky, Modest Petrovich (1839-1881)
Khovanshchina 21-28 Feb; München, Bayerische Staatsoper
Sorochinskaya yarmarka 9-26 Sep; Oper der Stadt Bonn

Narboni, François
Au bois lacté Libretto: the composer, after 'Under Milk Wood' by Dylan Thomas (WP) 18-20 Jan; Théâtre de Metz

Naske, Elisabeth
www.schott-music.com
Die Feuerrote Friederike 16 Oct; Landestheater Linz
Die rote Zora Libretto: Theresita Colloredo, after the story by Kurt Held (WP) 4+ May; Luzerner Theater

Nathan, Isaac (1790-1864)
Don John of Austria The rivalry in love of Philip II of Spain and his half-brother, Don John of Austria; Generally believed to be the first opera to be both written and staged in Australia 18-20 Oct; Sydney, State Theatre

Neuwirth, Olga (*1968)
Lost Highway Music theatre, 95' (Graz, 2003); Libretto: Elfriede Jelinek, Olga Neuwirth, after the film 'Lost Highway' by David Lynch and Barry Gifford 4-11 Apr; London, English National Opera (ENO)

Nicolai, Otto (1810-1849)
Il Templario 7+ Mar; Städtische Theater Chemnitz

Nielsen, Carl (1865-1931)
Maskarade 7 Dec-10 Feb; København, Royal Danish Opera

Nilsson, Anders
Zarah Libretto: Claes Fellbom, after the life of Zarah Leander, Swedish actress and diva in Nazi Germany. How far do you go for the adulation you need? (WP) 23 Sep-11 Nov; Stockholm, Folkoperan

Nimsgern, Frank
www.schott-music.com
Der Ring - Das Musical Libretto: Daniel Call 16+ Dec; Oper der Stadt Bonn

Nunes, Emmanuel (*1941)
Das Märchen (WP) 5-29 Jan; Lisboa, Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos

Nyman, Michael
The Man who Mistook his Wife for a Hat 18-19 Sep; Bodo, Den Nye Opera

Obermüller, Karola
Dunkelrot Opera in seven pictures (WP) 29+ Sep; Staatstheater Nürnberg

Obieta, Francisco
Destino Tango (WP) 1+ Mar; Theater St Gallen

Offenbach, Jacques (1819-1880)
Ba-ta-clan 8 Nov-31 Dec; Hannover, Niedersächsische Staatstheater 1 Jan; Clermont-Ferrand, Centre lyrique d'Auvergne
Barbe-bleue 1 Dec-24 Mar; Oper Leipzig 7 Jun; Theater Hagen
Les brigands 24-25 May; Reims, Grand Théâtre
La chatte métamorphosée en femme Operetta, in one act 10-11 Jun; Opéra de Rennes
Les Fées du Rhin 6 Oct; Staatstheater Cottbus 14-16 Oct; Bolzano, Nuovo Teatro Comunale 25 Dec; Stadttheater Bremerhaven
La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein 16-18 May; Dijon, Le duo dijon
Un Mari à la porte 20 May; Clermont-Ferrand, Centre lyrique d'Auvergne
Monsieur Choufleuri 6 Oct; Opera de Vichy 8 Nov-31 Dec; Hannover, Niedersächsische Staatstheater
Pépito 2 Dec; Compiegne, Théâtre Imperial
Le Roi carotte opéra bouffe-féerie, in 4 acts. (Paris, 1872); Libretto: Sardou, after Hoffmann 14-31 Dec; Dijon, Le duo dijon
Le voyage dans la lune 3 Oct-22 Dec; Staatstheater Stuttgart

Orff, Carl (1895-1982)
www.schott-music.com
Die Kluge 18 Oct-15 Nov; Volksoper Wien 31 Dec; Staatstheater Darmstadt

Paisiello, Giovanni (1740-1816)
Il barbiere di Siviglia 6-16 Sep; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Il socrate immaginario Revisione musicale di Roberto De Simone 10-12 Oct; Milano, Teatro alla Scala

Palomar, Enric
Juana Chamber opera in 3 acts (2005); The story of Juana la Loca; Libretto: Rebecca Simpson 2 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt 30 Oct-29 Nov; Opernhaus Halle

Pécou, Thierry
Les Sacrifiées 16 Feb; Opéra-Théâtre de Massy 27 Mar; Opéra de Rouen

Pedrotti, Carlo (1817-1893)
Tutti in maschera Commedia lirica in 3 acts (Verona, Teatro Nuovo, 1856); After the play L'impresario delle Smirne by Carlo Goldoni. A co-production with the Wexford Festival, where it is scheduled in autumn 2008 12-14 Oct; Savona, Opera Giocosa

Penderecki, Carlo
Die Teufel von Loudun 15 Mar-3 May; Freiburg, Theater Freiburg

Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista
Adriano in Siria Music drama in 3 acts (Napoli, 1734); Libretto: Metastasio 7-9 Sep; Jesi, Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini

Petit, Arnaud
Cantatrix Sopranica Opéra Bouffe. Libretto: Georges Perec 25 Apr; Besancon, Opéra Théâtre

Pintscher, Matthias (*1971)
L'Espace dernier Musiktheater in vier Teilen (Paris, Opéra Bastille, 2004); Nach das Leben und Schaffen von Arthur Rimbaud (concert) 17 May; Oper Frankfurt

Pizzetti, Ildebrando (1880-1968)
Fedra 24+ May; Theater Erfurt

Ponchielli, Amilcare (1834-1886)
La Gioconda 1-5 Feb; Saint-Etienne, Opéra Théâtre de Saint-Étienne 16 Feb-9 Mar; Madrid, Teatro Real 3-20 Apr; Deutsche Oper Berlin (concert) 19-25 Apr; Theater Erfurt

Poppe, Enno (*1969)
Arbeit Nahrung Wohnung 'Work Nourishment Apartment'; Libretto: Marcel Beyer (WP) 17 Apr; Münchener Biennale

Portman, Rachel
The Little Prince 23 Oct-6 Nov; Vilnius, Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre 2-11 May; San Francisco Opera

Poulenc, Francis (1899-1963)
Un Bal masqué and Les mamelles de Tirésias 8-11 Dec; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville

Previn, Andre
A Streetcar named Desire 24 Nov-1 Dec; Melbourne Opera Company 11+ Jan; Landestheater Coburg

Prokofiev, Sergey (1891-1953)
Betrothal in a Monastery 26 Jan-10 Feb; Valencia, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia
The Gambler 17-22 Oct; Theater an der Wien 15-23 Mar; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden 27 Mar-12 Apr; New York, The Metropolitan Opera 16-30 Jun; Milano, Teatro alla Scala
War and Peace 10 Dec-3 Jan; New York, The Metropolitan Opera

Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)
Edgar (concert) 13 Apr; Opera Orchestra of New York 25 Jun-6 Jul; Torino, Teatro Regio
La rondine 7-29 Nov; San Francisco Opera 8 Mar-12 Apr; Sarasota Opera 4 Jun; Trieste, Teatro Verdi 7-28 Jun; Los Angeles Opera
Le villi 5-9 Oct; Théâtre de Metz 18-20 Jan; Novara, Teatro Coccia

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
The Fairy Queen 21+ Oct; Osnabruck, Stadttheater Osnabrück 2-10 Feb; Opéra de Rennes
King Arthur 14-15 Sep; Bayreuther Barock 5-15 Mar; New York City Opera

Rakhmaninov, Sergey Vasil'yevich (1873-1943)
Aleko and Francesca da Rimini (concert) 8-11 Mar; Lisboa, Teatro Nacional de Sao Carlos

Ramdohr, Niclas
Halle.Julia.1202 A historical revue of Halle's first 1000 years 29 Feb-15 Jun; Opernhaus Halle

Rameau, Jean-Philippe (1683-1764)
Castor et Pollux 16+ Nov; Oper der Stadt Bonn 18-31 Jan; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera
Dardanus 6+ Apr; Theater Trier
La Guirlande and Zéphyre Actes de ballet 29 Apr-3 Jun; Wiener Kammeroper

Rasch, Torsten (*1965)
Rotter Opera in 2 acts; Libretto: Katharina Thalbach and Christoph Schwandt, after the play by Thomas Brasch (WP) 23 Feb-13 Apr; Köln, Oper der Stadt Köln

Rebel, François and Francoeur, François
Zélindor, roi des Sylphes Opéra-ballet (1745) 4-17 Oct; Washington, Opera Lafayette

Reimann, Aribert
www.schott-music.com
Die Gespenstersonate Kammeroper after August Strindberg 22 Feb-3 Mar; Staatsoper Hamburg

Rihm, Wolfgang (*1952)
Das Gehege 21-30 Oct; München, Bayerische Staatsoper 26-29 Jul; München, Münchner Opern-Festspiele

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich (1844-1908)
The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh 24 Apr-4 May; Teatro Lirico di Cagliari
Mozart et Salieri 23 Oct; Minsk, National Academic Bolshoy Theatre Opera and Ballet 5 Nov; Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre
The Tsar's Bride 31 Oct; Minsk, National Academic Bolshoy Theatre Opera and Ballet 2-3 Nov; Moscow, Bolshoi Theatre 5-13 Dec; Catania, Teatro Massimo Bellini 15 Feb-2 Mar; Oper Frankfurt

Rinaldo da Capua (c1710-c1780)
La zingara Intermezzo (Paris, 1753) 19-27 Oct; Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie

Ropartz, Joseph Guy (1864-1955)
Le Pays Opera in 3 acts (Nancy, 1912), after 'L'islandaise' by Charles Le Goffic. A Breton sailor shipwrecked in Iceland is torn between new and old loves. 25-29 Jan; Grand Théâtre de Tours

Rossini, Gioachino (1792-1868)
Adelaide di Borgogna (concert) 19-22 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
Bianca e Falliero (concert) 13 Apr; Washington Concert Opera
Ciro in Babilonia (concert) 12 Jan; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Le comte Ory 8 Sep-28 Oct; Gelsenkirchen, Musiktheater im Revier 14-21 Dec; Nantes, Théâtre Graslin 28-31 Dec; Angers, Grand Théâtre 17 May-23 Jul; Staatstheater Stuttgart
La donna del lago (concert) 7-12 Dec; Deutsche Oper Berlin
Elisabetta, regina d'Inghilterra (concert) 10 Apr; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville (concert) 16-22 Apr; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
L'equivoco stravagante 11-20 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
Ermione 10-22 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
La gazza ladra 18-20 Jan; Opéra-Théâtre de Massy
Guillaume Tell 24 Nov-29 Jan; Weimar, National-Theater
Maometto II 12-23 Aug; Pesaro, Rossini Opera Festival
Mosé in Egitto 27 Nov-2 Dec; Roma, Teatro dell'Opera
La scala di seta 21+ Oct; Nationaltheater Mannheim
Tancredi 5-21 Dec; Madrid, Teatro Real Original happy ending (Venezia, Feb 1813) 7-22 Dec; Madrid, Teatro Real Revised tragic ending (Ferrara, Mar 1813)
Torvaldo e Dorliska 22 Sep-2 Oct; Napoli, Teatro di San Carlo
Il viaggio a Reims 9 May-14 Jun; Oper Frankfurt 20 Jun-6 Jul; Oper Leipzig

Rota, Nino (1911-1979)
www.schott-music.com
Il cappello di paglia di Firenze 20-28 Nov; Opera di Genova

Roussel, Albert (1869-1937)
Padmâvati Opéra-ballet in two acts (Paris, 1923) 14-24 Mar; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet

Rubbert, Reiner (*1957)
www.rainer-rubbert.de
Kleist Oper in 5 Bildern; Libretto: Tanja Langer (WP) 22+ Mar; Brandenburger Theater

Rudzinski, Zbigniew
Antygona 3 Oct; Wroclaw, Opera Wrocławska

Rushton, Edward (*1972)
www.gioulamirushton.net
Im Schatten des Maulbeerbaums 'In the Shade of the Mulberry Tree' - "an opera for children (and adults)" (WP) 27 Jan-12 Mar; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
The Shops The exploits and trial of a shoplifter gradually reveal his dark secret. Libretto: Dagny Gioulami 19-22 Sep; London, Linbury Studio Theatre

Saariaho, Kaija (*1952)
www.saariaho.org
ChesterNovello
Adriana Mater A woman is raped and her son vows vengeance on his father, but which parent will he take after? Libretto Amin Maalouf 23 Feb-28 Mar; Helsinki, Finnish National Opera (concert) 24 Apr; London, Barbican Centre 26 Jul-12 Aug; Santa Fe Opera

Sallinen, Aulis (*1935)
The Red Line It's 1907, and the introduction of universal suffrage in Finland doesn't help crofters living on the edge 17 May-2 Jun; Helsinki, Finnish National Opera

Santos, Carles (*1940)
El fervor de la perseverança 'Visual Musictheatre' 6-7 Oct; Staatstheater Darmstadt

Sári, Joszef
Der Hutmacher Opera. Libretto: Franz Csiky after Thomas Bernhard (WP) 29 Mar; Theater Regensburg

Scarlatti, Alessandro (1660-1725)
La Giuditta 13+ Oct; Staatstheater Mainz
Griselda 5 Apr-24 Jun; Bühnen der Stadt Bielefeld
Telemaco 25 Sep-26 Oct; Duisburg, Deutsche Oper am Rhein
La Vergine dei dolori Oratorio à quatre voix, after "La Vergine addolorata" (Salerno, 1717) 9-11 Jul; Opéra National de Bordeaux

Scarlatti, Domenico
La Dirindina Scarlatti's La Dirindina, with fragments of Marcello's Il Teatro alla Moda 21-23 Sep; Spoleto, Teatro Lirico Sperimentale

Schoeck, Othmar (1886-1957)
Penthesilea Opera in one act (Dresden, Semperoper, 1927); Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons, may only mate with a man she has defeated in battle. When her lover, the Greek Achilles, presents himself unarmed, she kills him and savages the body in a fit of madness. Libretto: Schoeck, after the tragedy by von Kleist 3 Nov-25 Feb; Theater Basel 10 Feb-5 Jul; Dresden, Sächsische Staatsoper

Schoenberg, Arnold
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Erwartung 1 Dec-8 Mar; Theater Mönchengladbach 5-26 Apr; Oper Leipzig
Die glückliche Hand 5-26 Apr; Oper Leipzig
Von heute auf morgen 5-26 Apr; Oper Leipzig

Schubert, Franz
Das Dreimäderlhaus 12 Jan-7 Mar; Baden bei Wien, Stadttheater Baden

Schulhoff, Erwin (1894-1942)
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Flammen (Brno, 1932); The Commendatore condemns Don Juan to an eternal life of loveless coupling; Libretto: Karel Beneš and Max Brod 19+ Apr; Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern

Schumann, Robert (1810-1856)
Genoveva 17 Feb-4 Mar; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich
Das Paradies und die Peri (concert) 8 Dec; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Szenen aus Goethes Faust 21 Apr; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

Sciarrino, Salvatore (*1947)
Da gelo a gelo 23 Jan-7 Feb; Genève, Grand Théâtre
Infinito nero Chamber opera in one act 13-16 Oct; Deutsche Oper Berlin

Shore, Howard (*1946)
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The Fly Libretto: David Henry Hwang, after the cult horror film by David Cronenberg; The first opera from award-winning film score composer Shore (WP) 30 Jun-13 Jul; Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet 7 Sep 2008; Los Angeles Opera

Smetana, Bedrich
The Secret 6 Oct-29 May; Praha, National Theatre
The Two Widows 20-21 Jun; Litomysl, Smetana Opera Festival

Stäbler, Gerhard
Letzte Dinge Text: Alexander Jansen, Hermann Schneider; After the novel 'In the Country of Last Things' by Paul Auster (WP) 30+ Nov; Mainfrankentheater Würzburg

Strauss, Richard (1864-1949)
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Capriccio 28 Aug-1 Sep; Edinburgh International Festival 8-28 Sep; L'Opéra National de Paris 7-21 Jun; Wiener Staatsoper Dafne 29 Nov-29 Dec; Amsterdam, De Nederlandse Opera (concert) 13-24 Apr; Staatsoper Hamburg
Die Frau ohne Schatten 27+ Oct; Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater 16 Nov-20 Dec; Lyric Opera of Chicago 21 Jan-10 Feb; L'Opéra National de Paris 6 Apr-22 Jun; Staatsoper Hamburg 14-29 Jun; Essen, Aalto Theater
Intermezzo 9 Mar-2 Apr; Zurich, Opernhaus Zürich

Streul, Eberhard
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Papageno spielt auf der Zauberflöte Children's opera 24 Oct-26 Dec; Theater Krefeld 27 Mar; Opernhaus Halle
Spuk im Händelhaus Children's opera 24 Jan; Opernhaus Halle

Suchý, Jiří
A Walk Worthwhile Jazz opera 22 Sep-5 Jun; Praha, National Theatre

Susa, Conrad
The Dangerous Liaisons 21 Feb-2 Mar; New York, Dicapo Opera Theatre

Sutermeister, Heinrich (*1910)
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Die schwarze Spinne 22 Sep-9 Dec; Theater St Gallen

Szymanowski, Karol (1882-1937)
Król Roger 1 Sep-16 Dec; Wroclaw, Opera Wrocławska 28 Sep-12 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera 12 Nov; Opera Krakowska
The Lottery for Husbands Operetta (composed 1908-9). First performance of Szymanowski's first stage work (WP) 5 Nov-23 Dec; Opera Krakowska
Mandragora Celebrating the Szymanowski Year; Also featuring music by Jean-Baptiste Lully and Richard Strauss 26-28 Oct; Warszawa, Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera

Tan Dun
The First Emperor (New York Met, Dec 2006); An absolute ruler sacrifices personal happiness to unify his country 10-17 May; New York, The Metropolitan Opera
The Gate 'Orchestral theatre' (1999); Three tragic heroines who died for love argue their cases for resurrection at the Gate of Judgement 5-8 Dec; New York, Brooklyn Academy of Music
Tea: The Mirror of the Soul The future of the Emperor's daughter is decided by the competition of her brother and lover to find the true Book of Tea. The music is a melding of eastern and western musical traditions, and includes instruments of water, paper, ceramics; Based on various sources, including the Chinese fable of the Journey to the West 11-22 Sep; Neue Oper Wien 7 Jun; Opera di Genova

Taralli, Marco
La maschera di Punkitititi Opera in un atto (tre scene); Ideazione e Libretto di Quirino Conti (WP) 18-23 Dec; Roma, Teatro dell'Opera

Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Emma und Eginhard (Hamburg, 1728) 8+ Mar; Stadttheater Giessen
Flavius Bertaridus (Hamburg, 1729) 1+ Mar; Magdeburg, Theater der Landeshauptstadt
Der geduldige Sokrates Comic opera in 3 acts (Hamburg, 1721); Socrates and prince Melito wrestle with the consequences and complexities of a law requiring Athenians to take two wives. 29 Sep-11 Oct; Berlin, Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Testi, Flavio (*1923)
Mariana Pineda One of liberal Spain's heroines, her execution in 1831 for not revealing the names of her collegues, was given mythic dimension by Lorca in a play of the same name (WP) 8 Sep-26 Oct; Theater Erfurt Double bill with Testi: La brocca rotta

Thomas, Ambroise (1811-1896)
Le Caïd Opéra-comique, 2 acts. (Salle Favart, 1849) 30 Nov-2 Dec; Théâtre de Metz
Mignon Opéra comique in 3 acts (Paris, Salle Favart, 1866); Libretto: Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, after the novel 'Wilhelm Meister Lehrjahre' by Goethe (concert) 30 Sep; Opera Lyra Ottawa (concert) 28 Oct; Stadttheater Bremerhaven 23 Nov-3 May; Anhaltisches Theater Dessau

Tihanyi, László
Genitrix Libretto: László Tihanyi and Alain Surrans, after François Mauriac (WP) 25 Nov-1 Dec; Opéra National de Bordeaux

Traetta, Tommaso (1727-1779)
Antigona 7+ Mar; Bühnen der Stadt Gera

Trojahn, Manfred
La Grande Magia When a woman is trapped inside a magician's trick for seven years, her husband imagines her ageing, changing, developing. How will the imagined woman compare with the real woman who emerges, and how will he react? Libretto: Christian Martin Fuchs, after Eduardo de Filippo (WP) 10 May-6 Jul; Dresden, Sächsische Staatsoper

Trojan, Václav (1907-1983)
Merry-Go-Round Opera. Completed 1939, premiered 1960 29+ Mar; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre
Mrs Marjanka, Mother of the Regiment 13 Sep-12 Dec; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre

Tutino, Marco (*1954)
La Lupa One act opera commissioned to celebrate the 100th anniversary of verismo 31+ May; Ostrava, National Moravian-Silesian Theatre

Tüür, Erkki-Sven (*1959)
Wallenberg (Dortmund, 2001) The story of Raoul Wallenberg 21-22 Sep; Tallinn, Estonian National Opera

Ullmann, Viktor (1898-1944)
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Der Kaiser von Atlantis 6-7 May; Luxembourg, Grand Théâtre de la Ville 20-21 May; Théâtre de Caen
Der zerbrochene Krug 17 Feb-8 Mar; Los Angeles Opera

Vacchi, Fabio (*1949)
Teneke The clash of civilisations in Turkey in the first half of the 20th century. Libretto: Franco Marcoaldi, after "Teneke" by the Kurdish writer Yashar Kemal (WP) 22 Sep-4 Oct; Milano, Teatro alla Scala

Valtinoni, Pierangelo
Pinocchio Children's opera (2001, revised 2006) 10 Feb-2 Mar; Staatsoper Hamburg 14 Feb-23 Apr; Komische Oper Berlin

Van Hove, Luc
La Strada Opera in 2 Parts; Libretto by Eric de Kuyper, after the film 'La Strada'. The culmination of the Vlaamse Opera's four year cycle of operas based on Fellini films (WP) 29 Jan-9 Feb; Antwerpen 17-24 Feb; Gent, De Vlaamse Opera

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813-1901)
La battaglia di Legnano 12-21 Apr; Bilbao, Asociación Bilbaína de Amigos de la Ópera
I due Foscari 25+ Oct; Stadttheater Biel (concert) 13 Dec; Opera Orchestra of New York 22 Mar-13 Apr; Sarasota Opera
Ernani 22+ Nov; Trieste, Teatro Verdi 17 Mar-10 Apr; New York, The Metropolitan Opera 2-6 May; Opera Boston
Un giorno di regno 24-25 Oct; Warsaw Chamber Opera
I lombardi alla prima crociata 16-24 May; Napoli, Teatro di San Carlo
I masnadieri 15+ Mar; München, Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz
I vespri siciliani 9-28 Oct; Opera di Genova 31 May-12 Jun; Wiener Staatsoper

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)
Bajazet 5-14 Oct; Venezia, La Fenice (concert) 26 Mar; Théâtre de Caen (concert) 27 Mar; Madrid, Teatro Real
Fida Ninfa (concert) 5 May; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Giustino 17 Jan; Oldenburgische Staatstheater
Juditha Triumphans 5-10 Dec; Sydney, Pinchgut Opera
Motezuma 16+ Sep; Luzerner Theater (concert) 6 Oct; Theater an der Wien (concert) 10 Oct; Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées 19 Oct; Teatro Arriaga de Bilbao 20 Nov; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
Olympiade 7 Dec-11 Feb; Theater der Stadt Heidelberg
Tito Manlio (concert) 19 Feb; London, Barbican Centre

Wagner, Richard (1813-1883)
Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen 16 Nov-9 Dec; Oper Leipzig

Walton, William
The Bear 11+ Apr; Oldenburgische Staatstheater

Weber, Carl Maria von (1786-1826)
Euryanthe Grosse heroisch-romantische Oper, in 3 acts (Vienna, 1823); Libretto: Helmina von Chezy, after an early French romance (concert) 2 Jan; Bruxelles, Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie
Oberon Romantische Oper, in 3 acts (London, Covent Garden, 1826); Libretto: Planché, after the poem 'Oberon' by Christoph Martin Wieland 13 Apr-23 May; Innsbruck, Tiroler Landestheater

Weill, Kurt (1900-1950)
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Der Jasager 18-20 Jan; Opéra de Rouen 12-15 Mar; Opéra National de Lyon
Die sieben Todsünden 15+ Apr; Trieste, Teatro Verdi

Weinberger, Jaromír (1896-1967)
Svanda Dudák 3+ Oct; Theater Augsburg

Weir, Judith (*1954)
Blond Eckbert Opera in 2 acts (London Coliseum, 1994), revised as chamber opera (2006). A fairy tale of a dark secret, leading to jealousy, murder and insanity; After a folk tale by Ludwig Tieck 24-30 Oct; Berliner Kammeroper 2 Nov-6 Dec; Innsbruck, Tiroler Landestheater 21 Feb-18 Mar; Wiener Kammeroper
A Night at the Chinese Opera Opera in 3 acts (Cheltenham, 1987); Libretto: Judith Weir, after the Yuan dynasty play "The Chao Family Orphan" 11 Apr-22 May; Glasgow, Scottish Opera

Wirth, Stefan
Merlin oder Das wüste Land (WP) 27 Sep-5 Oct; Ruhr Triennale

Wolf-Ferrari, Ermanno (1876-1948)
I quatro rusteghi 29 Feb-9 Mar; Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole
Il segreto di Susanna Intermezzo 45' (Munich, 1909); Susanna's husband's jealousy is aroused when he smells tobacco smoke in the house 26-31 Mar; Montreal, L'Opéra de Montréal

Yamada, Kosaku (1886-1965)
The Black Ships Opera in 3 acts (1940); The conspiracy of a samurai and a geisha to murder the American consul is overtaken by events. The first Japanese opera in the Western style 22-24 Feb; Tokyo, New National Theatre

Yoshida, Susumu (*1947)
Sumidagawa A woman searches for her missing child, and on the bank of the Sumida river which separates the living from the dead, finds a ferryman who will lead her from despair to acceptance and reunion 8+ Nov; Quimper, Théâtre de Cornouaille 12-16 Nov; Nantes, Théâtre Graslin 20-21 Nov; Opéra de Rennes 23-24 Nov; Angers, Grand Théâtre

Zádor, Eugene (1894-1977)
X-Mal Rembrandt Opera in 1 act (Gera, 1930); There are so many portraits of Rembrandt, and so many dealers, and so many forgers -- who can tell which is the true portrait any more? 10+ May; Stadttheater Giessen

Zemlinsky, Alexander (1871-1942)
Eine florentinische Tragödie 27 Oct-22 Nov; Oper Frankfurt 24-31 May; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza
Der König Kandaules 24 Nov; Amsterdam, Het Concertgebouw
Der Traumgörge 15 May-15 Jun; Deutsche Oper Berlin
Der Zwerg 27 Oct-22 Nov; Oper Frankfurt 17 Feb-8 Mar; Los Angeles Opera 24-31 May; Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza

Zimmermann, Bernd Alois (1918-1970)
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Die Soldaten Opera in 4 acts (composed 1957-64; Köln, 1965); Can soldiers be moral? The downfall of a girl at the hands of the military, told in a massive multi-layered, multi-media collage of scenes and music 4-13 Oct; Ruhr Triennale 5-10 May; Tokyo, New National Theatre

Zimmermann, Udo (*1943)
Weiße Rose Scenes for Two Singers and Fifteen Instrumentalists, 75' (1967, revised 1986); The story of Hans and Sophie Scholl and their White Rose resistance movement, told in a series of flash backs from their final hour; Libretto: Ingo Zimmermann revised Wolfgang Willaschek, after contemporary documents 2+ Nov; Landestheater Coburg 18 Apr; Stadttheater Biel